When 17 years old, Adnan Syed, a teenager who attended Woodlawn High School, was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend. Sarah Koenig, an American Journalist, is the executive producer of a podcast called Serial. She isn’t a detective or crime reporter but she still investigates the death of Hae Min Lee, Adnan’s ex. Jay Wilds, Adnan’s former friend, was the evidence to the state’s case against Adnan. Jay had informed the detectives who were investigating the case that Adnan told Jay he was going to kill Hae. However, one man’s word cannot prove that his friend murdered someone. Adnan Syed is not guilty for the murder of Hae Min Lee because Adnan didn’t have any grudge against Hae, Adnan has an alibi, and because there’s no solid proof of
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Asia McClain was a high school student who attended the same school Adnan and Hae did. Asia claims to have been talking to Adnan at the library the day Hae was murdered. She wrote letters to Adnan when he was convicted. In the first letter, Asia writes,“I'm not sure if you remember talking to me in the library on January 13, but I remember chatting with you." (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.18). Asia McClain is an alibi for Adnan’s case. Adnan couldn’t be at the library and strangling Hae at the same time. Therefore, if what Asia says is true, Adnan couldn’t be guilty. Similarly, Adnan says to Rabia, “...she said she specifically remembers me being at the library, at the public library, right after school.” (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.17). Right after school was when Hae had to pick up her little cousin but didn’t show up. However, if she was gone and at the same time Adnan was at the library, Adnan couldn’t be the one who killed her. Asia McClain claimed to remember seeing Adnan the day Hae was killed. As a result, Adnan couldn’t have killed Hae because he has an alibi, Asia McClain, who claims to have been talking to Adnan around the time Hae was …show more content…
After talking to Saad and Rabia, Sarah Koenig makes the point that the state’s evidence of Adnan killing Hae is only motive and one man’s word. That conclusion was drawn because Koenig says in the podcast, “As for physical evidence, there was none-- nothing.” (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.6). Usually, the case of a murder has concrete evidence of who did it before the state convicts the defendant. There was no firm proof of Adnan murdering Hae. In an interview with Jay, Jay had said that “During the conversation he stated that he was going to kill that bitch, referring to Hae Lee.” (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.7). Usually, oral testimony can’t be relied upon fully, for the witness could be lying. The state used Jay’s word as evidence to the conviction of Adnan Syed. The state has no physical evidence that Adnan Syed killed Hae Min Lee so he may not be the
Asia McClain was a high school student who attended the same school Adnan and Hae did. Asia claims to have been talking to Adnan at the library the day Hae was murdered. She wrote letters to Adnan when he was convicted. In the first letter, Asia writes,“I'm not sure if you remember talking to me in the library on January 13, but I remember chatting with you." (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.18). Asia McClain is an alibi for Adnan’s case. Adnan couldn’t be at the library and strangling Hae at the same time. Therefore, if what Asia says is true, Adnan couldn’t be guilty. Similarly, Adnan says to Rabia, “...she said she specifically remembers me being at the library, at the public library, right after school.” (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.17). Right after school was when Hae had to pick up her little cousin but didn’t show up. However, if she was gone and at the same time Adnan was at the library, Adnan couldn’t be the one who killed her. Asia McClain claimed to remember seeing Adnan the day Hae was killed. As a result, Adnan couldn’t have killed Hae because he has an alibi, Asia McClain, who claims to have been talking to Adnan around the time Hae was …show more content…
After talking to Saad and Rabia, Sarah Koenig makes the point that the state’s evidence of Adnan killing Hae is only motive and one man’s word. That conclusion was drawn because Koenig says in the podcast, “As for physical evidence, there was none-- nothing.” (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.6). Usually, the case of a murder has concrete evidence of who did it before the state convicts the defendant. There was no firm proof of Adnan murdering Hae. In an interview with Jay, Jay had said that “During the conversation he stated that he was going to kill that bitch, referring to Hae Lee.” (Episode 1: The Alibi, p.7). Usually, oral testimony can’t be relied upon fully, for the witness could be lying. The state used Jay’s word as evidence to the conviction of Adnan Syed. The state has no physical evidence that Adnan Syed killed Hae Min Lee so he may not be the